Edible bean line &lt;11258&gt; (vibrant)

ABSTRACT

An edible bean seed designated as &lt;11258&gt; or Vibrant, a sample of the edible can deposited under accession no. ______ is disclosed. Methods of using the edible bean seed designated as &lt;11258&gt; or Vibrant for breeding new varieties of bean seed are also disclosed, as well as seeds of the edible bean seed designated as &lt;11258&gt; or Vibrant.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates generally to the field of plant breeding,and more specifically to edible bean line <11258>(Vibrant).

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In the United States, there is increasing concern over the consumptionof high sugar and high fat foods by the population. An alarming increasein obesity among the citizens in the United States exists since manypeople in the United States are overweight due to a lack of exercise andpoor eating habits.

Beans and peas are listed under both the Vegetables, and the Meats andBeans categories of the Dietary Guidelines Pyramid, thus, emphasizingthe healthy nature of legumes in the diet. In addition to the emphasison lower fat and lower sugar diets, beneficial effects of legumes arebecoming apparent. Legumes are packed with fiber and protein, as well asbeing a good source of numerous vitamins and minerals. Legumes also havea low glycemic index and may help play a role in maintaining normalblood sugar levels; increasing digestive health; and even possiblyimproving heart health. Yet, legumes are an underutilized food in theUnited States diet.

One type of edible bean that is sold and consumed is the pinto bean.During storage, the seed coat of pinto beans may darken which may beviewed by consumers as a product flaw. Thus, needs exist for varietiesof pinto beans that either do not darken or take longer to darken suchthat they are consumed before the seed coat darkens.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In each of its various embodiments, the present invention helps fulfillthese needs and discloses a pinto bean variety for use in breeding newbean varieties, as well as a foodstuff.

In one embodiment, an edible bean seed designated as Vibrant, a sampleof the edible bean seed deposited under accession no. ______, isdisclosed.

In another embodiment, methods of using the edible bean seed Vibrant forbreeding new varieties of bean seed are disclosed. Seeds of the ediblebean seed designated as Vibrant are also disclosed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows the breeding history of edible bean line <11258> (Vibrant)and its parents.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In one embodiment, an edible bean line designated as <11258>, or(Vibrant), is disclosed. As used herein, the term Vibrant will be usedto refer to edible bean variety <111258>. Also disclosed are bean plantshaving the physiological and morphological characteristics of the ediblebean line designated as Vibrant. Parts of the bean plant including,without pollen, ovules, pods and cells, as well as uses of such parts inbreeding are further disclosed.

In another embodiment, seed of the edible bean line designated asVibrant is disclosed. Such seed may be an essentially homogenouspopulation of the edible bean line designated as Vibrant, wherein suchseed of the edible bean line designated as Vibrant is essentially freeof other seed. Accordingly, the seed of the present invention comprisesat least 95% or more of seed of the edible bean line designated asVibrant.

In yet a further embodiment, tissue culture of regenerable cells of theedible bean line designated as Vibrant are disclosed. Such tissueculture may be capable of expressing all of the physiological andmorphological characteristics of the edible bean line designated asVibrant, and be capable of regenerating plants having the same genotypeof plants of the edible bean line designated as Vibrant. The tissueculture may be obtained from embryos, meristems, cotyledons, pollen,leaves, anthers, roots, root tips, pistil, flower, seed and/or stalks.

In an additional embodiment, breeding methods for producing edible beanseeds, plants and/or pods using the edible bean line designated asVibrant of the present invention as a parent are disclosed. Suchbreeding methods may be used to prepare hybrid edible bean seed orplants or inbred edible bean seed or plants, where seed ultimatelyproduced using the edible bean line designated as Vibrant as at leastone of the parents are included within the scope of this invention.

In one embodiment, methods of crossing the edible bean line designatedas Vibrant with itself of a second plant and the seeds and plantsproduced by such methods are disclosed. Such methods may be used forpropagating edible bean line designated as Vibrant, or can be used toproduce hybrid dry bean seeds and the plants grown therefrom.

In a further embodiment, the present invention discloses a process forproducing beans comprising obtaining a plant of the edible bean linedesignated as Vibrant, cultivating the plant to maturity, and collectingand/or harvesting beans from the mature plant. Such beans may be usedultimately as a foodstuff, as seed or as parent in a breeding program.

The present invention further discloses methods and compositionsrelating to plants, seeds and derivatives of edible bean line designatedas Vibrant. This line has an erect growth habit, is indeterminate, hasguides that are medium to long, and has no ability to climb. Vibrant isa pinto bean variety, exhibiting traits including, but not limited to,early season maturity and slow darkening. Observations and seed increaseshow that edible bean line designated as Vibrant shows uniformity andstability, without variants.

Origin and Breeding History

The edible bean line designated as Vibrant exhibits improved traitsincluding, without limitation, resistance to darkening of the seed coatconferred by presence of the recessive sd gene. The development of theedible bean line designated as Vibrant can be summarized as follows. Across was made between ProVita's slow darkening pinto breeding line ‘SDP1533’ as the female parent and the Ameriseed variety ‘Sinaloa’ as themale parent. The cross was made during the summer in Year 1 in thefield. The edible bean line designated as Vibrant was derived from thiscross.

The breeding history of edible bean line designated as Vibrant is shownin FIG. 1.

TABLE 1 The following Table indicates the selections used to produce theedible bean line designated as Vibrant. Bulk Single Plant Year LocationGeneration (lbs) Selections Summer Twin Falls, ID-field F1 <2 lb Year 1Summer Twin Falls, ID-field F2 3 lbs Year 2 Summer Twin Falls, ID-fieldF3 5 single plant Year 3 selections Summer Twin Falls, ID-field F4 2single plant Year 4 selections Summer Twin Falls, ID-field F5 1.5 lbs 2single plant Year 5 selections Spring Kuna, ID- F6 Year 6 greenhouseSummer Twin Falls, ID-field F7 65.5 lbs Year 6 Summer Twin Falls,ID-field F8 1800 lbs Year 7 Summer Twin Falls, ID-field F9 Commercialseed Year 8 production

Selections were done in the F3, F4 and F5 generations as follows. In theF3 generation, there was segregation for architecture, maturity, seedsize, and the slow darkening trait. Single plant selections were madefor upright architecture, high pod set, yield, early maturity, and theslow darkening trait. In the F4 generation, single plant selections weremade for upright architecture, high pod set, yield, early maturity, andthe slow darkening trait. In the F5 generation, single plant selectionswere made for upright architecture, high pod set, yield, early maturity,and the slow darkening trait. Such selections resulted in the new ediblebean line designated as Vibrant, which was observed to be uniform,stable and substantially free of any variants within commerciallyacceptable limits since the F9 generation. It is known that a smallpercentage of off-types may occur for a characteristic of edible beanline designated as Vibrant during multiplication.

Physiological and Morphological Characteristics of Edible Bean LineDesignated as Vibrant

Table 2 depicts the physiological and morphological characteristics ofedible bean line designated as Vibrant.

TABLE 2 Characteristic Edible bean line designated as Vibrant MarketClass Pinto Maturity Early (80-90 days) Days from planting to 90 harvestmaturity Plant Habit Type Erect growth habit-indeterminate, guidesmedium to long with no ability to climb Average height of Not measuredmature plant Pod position High (lower pods not touching soil surface)Adaptability to machine Adapted harvest Lodging resistance Good Leafletmorphology Leaflet Smooth and semiglossy Shape Ovate Apex of leafletAcuminate Base of leaflet Obtuse Flower color and days to bloom Color ofstandard White Color of wings White Color of keel White Days to 50%bloom 53 Pod Morphology Green color pattern Solid Mature color patternStriped Green primary color Green Mature primary color Yellow Greencolor modifier Light medium Mature color modifier Light Green secondarycolor None Mature secondary color Red, faint red stripe when maturingGreen cross section shape Pear Mature cross section shape Pear Green podcurvature Straight Mature pod curvature Straight Green pod beakorientation Curved downward Mature pod beak Curved downward orientationGreen constrictions Slight Mature constrictions Slight Average number ofseeds/ 6.0 pod Seed Color Semishiny and polychrome Primary color WhiteSecondary color Brown Color pattern Mottled Hilar ring Present Hilarring color Yellow Seed Shape and Weight Shape of seed taken from Cuboidmiddle of pod Dry seed weight in g/100 g 36 Seeds (adjusted io 12%moisture) Anthocyanin Pigmentation* Flowers Absent Leaves Absent StemsAbsent Petioles Absent Pods Present, faint red stripe when maturingPeduncles Absent Seeds Present Nodes Absent Known Disease Reaction None

Vibrant possess a faint red stripe on a maturing pod, which may not bevisible when the pod is dry.

Slow Darkening of Edible Bean Line Designated as Vibrant

The edible bean line designated as Vibrant of the present inventioncarries a recessive sd gene that confers resistance to darkening due toage or environmental conditions. Such slow darkening is of particularbenefit to pinto bean crops grown in environments that darkentraditional pinto beans. Vibrant will retain improved bright white colorthrough adverse weather conditions or upon storage, whereas the parentof Vibrant, Sinaloa, will darken significantly under such conditions.

Vibrant has faint red striping on the mature pods, whereas Sinaloaexpresses more prominent red striping on the mature pods. Sinaloa alsohas expressed pigment in the stems, petioles, and peduncles, whileVibrant does not have pigment in the stems, petioles, or peduncles.

Deposit Information

A deposit of the edible bean line designated as Vibrant of the presentinvention will be made with the National Center for Genetic ResourcesPreservation, Fort Collins, Colo. The date of deposit was ______. Uponissuance of a patent, all restrictions upon the deposit will be removed,and the deposit is intended to meet all of the requirements of 37 C.F.R.§1.801-1.809. The accession number for the deposited seeds of ediblebean line designated as Vibrant is ______. The deposit will bemaintained in the depository for a period of 30 years, or 5 years afterthe last request, or for the enforceable life of the patent, whicheveris longer, and will be replaced if necessary during such period.

The present invention has been described with reference to certainexemplary embodiments, legume products, compositions and uses thereof.However, it will be recognized by those of ordinary skill in the artthat various substitutions, modifications or combinations of any of theexemplary embodiments may be made without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention. Thus, the invention is not limited by thedescription of the exemplary embodiment, but rather by the appendedclaims as originally filed.

What is claimed is:
 1. An edible bean seed designated as Vibrant, asample of the edible bean seed deposited under accession no. ______
 2. Aplant, or parts thereof, produced by growing the edible bean seed ofclaim
 1. 3. Pollen of the plant of claim
 2. 4. An edible bean plant, orparts thereof, having all of the physiological and morphologicalcharacteristics of the edible bean plant of claim
 2. 5. A tissue cultureof regenerable cells of the edible bean plant of claim
 2. 6. The tissueculture of claim 5, wherein the cells are obtained from a plant partselected from the group consisting of leaf, pollen, embryo, meristematiccell, root, root tip, anther, stomatal cell, flower, seed, stem, pod andcombinations of any thereof.
 7. An edible bean plant regenerated fromthe tissue culture of claim 6, having all of the morphological andphysiological characteristics of an edible bean plant grown from anedible bean seed designated as Vibrant, a sample of the edible bean seeddeposited under accession no. ______
 8. A method for producing an ediblebean seed comprising crossing two edible bean plants and harvesting theresulting edible bean seed, wherein at least one of the two edible beanplants is the edible bean plant of claim
 2. 9. A method for producing ahybrid edible bean seed comprising crossing the edible bean plant ofclaim 2 with a second edible bean plant and harvesting the resultinghybrid edible bean seed.
 10. A plurality of the edible bean seeds ofclaim
 1. 11. A method of planting a field, comprising planting theplurality of the edible bean seeds of claim 10 in the field.
 12. Aprocess for producing edible beans for consumption, comprisingprocessing the plurality of the edible bean seeds of claim 10 such thatthe plurality of the edible bean sees are suitable for consumption. 13.A method for producing an edible bean seed designated as aVibrant-derived edible bean seed, comprising: crossing a plant of ediblebean edible bean seed designated as Vibrant, a sample of the linedeposited under accession number, with a second edible bean plant toyield progeny edible bean seed; and growing the progeny edible bean seedto yield Vibrant-derived edible bean plants and allowing seed ofVibrant-derived edible beans plants to form.
 14. The method of claim 13,wherein the second edible bean plant is transgenic.
 15. A edible beandesignated as Vibrant-derived edible bean plant produced by the methodof claim 13.